Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I Found A Boy on piano
By Adele
- A major
- 6/8
- 87 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Found A Boy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – C – A – E
I Found A Boy sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; C is C, E and G; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVCbIIIAIEV- EE · G# · B
- CC · E · G
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Gondola ripple
Up to the top, a pause to sway, and back: a gentle boat ride. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 87 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: A – E – A
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AEA
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Questions about I Found A Boy
What chords are in I Found A Boy?
The loop is E – C – A – E (V – bIII – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.
What key is I Found A Boy in?
A major, at about 87 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Found A Boy?
Gondola ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Found A Boy easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.